Museum Project Photograph Collection, 1970-2013

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Summary

Title:
Museum Project Photograph Collection
Dates:
1970-2013
Abstract:
This collection contains 19 photographic prints by eight American photographers that were selected by The Huntington Library Curator of Photographs in 2013 and donated by the artists as part of the Museum Project. The images themselves date from 1970 to 2013, with the prints primarily made in 2012 and 2013, and include a variety of still-life subjects, portraits, and landscapes primarily related to California and the American West.
Extent:
19 photographs in 1 box
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Museum Project Photograph Collection. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 19 photographic prints by eight American photographers that were selected by Jennifer Watts, The Huntington Library Curator of Photographs, in 2013 and donated by the artists as part of the Museum Project. The images themselves date from 1970 to 2013, with the prints primarily made in 2012 and 2013, and include a variety of still-life subjects, portraits, and landscapes primarily related to California and the American West.

The set includes 1 photograph by Laurie Brown; 3 photographs by Darryl Curran, printed by Nash Editions; 1 photograph by Robert W. Fichter; 2 photographs by Betty Hahn; 2 photographs by Jane O'Neal; 1 photograph by Kenda North; 6 photographs by Robert von Sternberg; and 3 photographs by Todd Walker (1917-1998). The images are primarily printed with inkjet color, though the two items by Betty Hahn are gum bichromate images.

Biographical / historical:

The Museum Project is a philanthropic association of American photographers established in 2012 by California photographers Robert von Sternberg and Darryl Curran with the goal of expressing gratitude towards institutions that support the photographic art form. Through the project, participating artists, or their representatives, donate vintage and contemporary prints of their work to select museum collections.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the artists represented in the collection in 2013-2014; the photographs by Todd Walker were donated by his daughter Melanie Walker.
Arrangement:

Items are grouped by photographer and arranged numerically by item call number.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Note:

Finding aid last updated on April 10, 2014.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Diann Benti.
Date Prepared:
© 2014
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Diann Benti in March 2014 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The prints are housed in cold storage and advance arrangements for viewing the prints must be made with the Curator of Photographs.

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Museum Project Photograph Collection. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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